Wall faced with panels



April 21, 1931. M. LLLLLL AN 1,so1,s41

SSSSSSSSSSSS t l 19' lg 1517 19 fi7Ue7ZZ7-f Patented Apr. 21, 1931 P'ATEN'I'I OFF'ICE IILES L. COLEAN, OI' CEICAGO, ILLINOIS WALL FACED WITH PANELS Application flled Ial'ch 5, 1930. Serial No. 483,225.

The present invention relates to the facing of walls with panels or thin slabs of so-called opaque structural glass or other material, and has for its object to make it I possible securely to hold such panels or be securely he d in place and be slabs to the face of a wall, in such a manner that the facin may be readily ap lied, will fi'ee to expand and contract under temperature changes.

In carrying out my invention, I provide the wall with projecting horizontal ledges spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the height of one of the panels or slabs, and

with vertical webs spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the length or width of one of the panels or slabs; the ledges and webs having at their outer ends flanges projecting laterally therefrom. The panels or slabs rest at their lower edges upon the horizontal ledges and are s aced apart by the vertical webs. Holding ars, each wide enough to extend across the joint between two adjacent panels and overlie the marginal portions of both, are interlocked with the flanges on the ledges and webs; these holding bars cooperating to form outwardly from each panel a frame whose o ening is somewhat smaller than the size of t e panel,

so that there is no possibility that any panel The various features of novelty can free itself. However, the panels are not rigidly held in place, but may be left free to expand and contract Without being restrained by the holding means. The bars my invention and of its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Fi re 1 is an elevation of a fragment of awal faced in accordance with my inventlon; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the Wall, on a much larger scale than Fig. 1, taken on line 2-2 ofFig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, the scale being the same as that of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a fragment of the Wall, on the same scale as Figs. 2 and 3, before the panels and holding bars are applied to the anchors; and Fig. 5 is a erspective view of the upper end of one of tlie holding bars. Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a masonry Wall having horizontal mortar joints 2. Imbedded in these joints, and eX- tending along the same from one end to the other, are thin perforated metal plates 3 that project from the face of the wall a distance somewhat greater than the thickness of the facin panels or slabs that are to be applied. T e outer marginal portions of the plates are flanged upwardly, as indicated at 4. In order to provide additional stiifness When the plates are made of sheet metal, each may have two angle sections 5 and 6 welded thereto; one web or flange of the section 5 being engaged with the outer face of the wall above the plate, and the Lother flange extending into the wall; whereas both flanges of the section 6 may lie outside of the wall, one flange extending downwa-rdly along the face of the wall and the other outwardly along the under side of the projecting portion of the plate. These plates are placed in osition as the wall is being built; the per orations in the plate, indicated at 7, permitting the mortar to pass through and bonding the plate securely to the wall. The reenforcing sections 5 and 6, in addition to stiifening the plates, serve as gauges that ermit the plates to be accurately positions by the simple act of settin them so that the downwardly projecting anges bear against the front face of the courses of masonry above which the respectively lie.

he panels or slabs 8 are set upon the projecting portions of the horizontal plates,

or what may be termed the ledges oii the wall. Then, by fitting upon the flanges 4, which lie outwardly from the panels or slabs, suitable holding bars 9, each panel or slab will be held -at the top and. bottom against outward movement away from the wall. These holding bars may be long metal ieces of any suitable metal, eachhaving in its rear flat face a central groove 10 extending throughout the length thereof; this groove being undercut, as indicated at 11, along the top so as to receive one of the flanges 4 when the bar is set over one ofl the flanges and lowered. VVhile the holding bars along the top and the bottom of each anel might hold the same in place, I prer to provide additional bars overl ing the marginal portions at the vertical e ges, so that each panel will lie behind a frame whose opening is smaller than the panel. This may conveniently be accoinplished by providin a series of vertical anchor plates 12 each xed to the wall and lextending between two adjacent horizontal ledges. In the arrangement shown, each vertical device consists of a thin flatl plate 12 hearing against the front face of the wall and welded to corresponding flanges of two light channel-she ed members 13, 13 arranged back to bac one flange 14 of each channel l ing flat against the plate 12, and the other ange 15 extending parallel with the face of t e wall in the same plane as the flanges 4. The vertical anchors may conveniently be secured in place by means of cement nails 16 driven into the horizontal mortar joints. The vertical anchors are, of course, spaced apart at such distances that the panels may easily be slipped in place between them. In fact, the parts are so proportioned that the panels may readil be applied after all of the fixed parts o the horizontal and vertical anchors are in place. Cooperating with the vertical anchor devices are holding bars 17, similar to the bars 9, exce ting that the grooves 18 are undercut at th sides, as indicated at 19, 19, in order to receive the two flanges 15 on each vertical anchor.

The vertical lay of the horizontal holding bars is pre erably great enough to per-L mit these bars to be applied after the vertical holding bars immediately thereunder are, in position. Furthermore, if desired, the lower marginal portions on the rear sides of the horizontal holding bars mal be cut away, as indicated at 20, and eac vertical holding bar may be provided at the top with a lip or lips 21 that will fit into the slot provided between the rear face of the overlying horizontal bar and the front face of the corresponding panel along the lower portion of the horizontal bar.

While I have illustrated and described with particularity only a single preferred form of my invention, I do not desire to be limited to the exact structural details thus illustrated and described; but intend to cover all forms and arrangements which' come within the definitions of my invention constituting the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a wall, of facing panels, ofanchors fixed to the wall and comprising long thin metal strips extending outward through the joints between the panels, the outer portions of the said strips aving lateral flanges outwardly from said panels, and holding elements wider than the joints between the panels interlocked with said flanges and covering the said joints.

2. The combination with a wall, of facing panels, long thin metal ledges fixed to the wall and extending outwardly between the meeting edges of the panels, and holdin bars extending alon and interlocked wit the outer edges of said ledges and each overlapping the adjacent marginal portions of the twopanels between which the corresponding ledge lies.

3. The combination with a wall, of rectangular facing panels, long thin metal ledges fixed to the wall and extending outwardly between the meetin edges of the panels, the lower ed e of eac anel resting upon one of the le ges, and holding bars interlocked with the outer ortions of said ledges and cooperating wit each other to form frames covering the marginal areas of all of the panels.

4. The combination with a masonry wall having horizontal mortar joints, of perforated horizontal metal plates extending along and embedded in the horizontal joints and projecting outwardly therefrom, vertical flanges on the outer ends of said plates, thin vertical plates extending between the horizontal late, fastening means extending from said vertical plates into said mortar joints, the outer portions of said vertical plates being flanged laterally, facing anels resting on the projecting portions o said horizontal plates and separated from adjacent panels in the same row by the vertical plates, and holding bars interlocked with the flanges on both sets of plates and each overlapping the adjacent marginal portions of the two panels positioned on opposite sides of the plate with which that bar is associated.

5. The combination with a masonry wall having horizontal mortar joints of long perforated metal plates embedded in and extending alon certain of said joints, said plates projecting from the wall and having their outer mar 'nal portions bentjI upwardly in the form of an es.

6. The combination with a masonry wall having horizontal mortar joints, of long perforated metal plates embedded in and exizs tending along certain of said joints, said plates projecting from the wall and having 'ltheir outer mar 'nal portions bent upwardly lns in the form 'o flanges, vertical lates extending alon the face of the wal between the horizonta plates and having outwardlyprojeoting laterally-flan ed portions, and means extending into saijoints to hold said vertical plates to the Wall.

7. The combination with a masonry wall having horizontal mortar joints, of perl* forated metal lates embedded in certain of said joints an projeoting from the faoe of said wall, flanges on the outer ends of said plates and facing panels resting on said plates behind the flanges.

8. The combination with a Wall, anchors fixed to the wall and extending therefrom, I

faoing panels resting directly onjthe projecting portions of said anchors, flanges on said anohors extending upwardl in front of the lower marginal portions o the panels supported thereby, and detachable holders connected with said anchors and overla ping' mar 'nal portions at the' top of pane direct/ below the anchors.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specifl cation.

MILES L. COLEAN. 

